Re: nothing contributing entropy in Xen domUs? (causing python3.7 rebuild to get stuck in kernel in "entropy" during an "import" statement)

To: Taylor R Campbell <riastradh%NetBSD.org@localhost>
Subject: Re: nothing contributing entropy in Xen domUs? (causing python3.7 rebuild to get stuck in kernel in "entropy" during an "import" statement)
From: Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2021 06:10:42 +0200

On Wed, Mar 31, 2021 at 12:12:31AM +0000, Taylor R Campbell wrote:
> This is false.  If the VM host provided a viornd(4) device then NetBSD
> would automatically collect, and count, entropy from the host, with no
> manual intervention.

I would love to see instructions how to do this - I have not seen a working
virond(4) in any of my Xen domU (but that is a very limited sample).

Martin

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